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Virginia (VA)Richmond804

Petersburg city, VA

Richmond metro * 63.4K residents

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63.4K

Population

$50.7K

Median income

per household

$189K

Home value

21.7%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $50.7K (bottom quartile vs US counties).
  • Median home value: $189K.
  • Poverty rate: 21.7% (high poverty; top quartile vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

0 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$50.7K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$189K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

21.7%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

51.1%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

28.0%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

27.8%

Approaching 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

3.7×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

Income distribution
Income bracketShare of households
< $50k49.1%
$50–100k33.0%
$100–200k15.2%
$200k+2.7%
< $50k
49.1%
$50–100k
33.0%
$100–200k
15.2%
$200k+
2.7%

Housing tenure

Owner-occupied vs renter-occupied housing (ACS).

Housing tenure
TenurePercent
Owners38.6%
Renters61.4%
38.6%
Owners
Owners
38.6%
Renters
61.4%
See Richmond metro economy→See VA state economy→

Health

0 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

46.6%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

19.2%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

16.9%

U.S.

12.8%

See Richmond metro health data→See VA state health data→

Connectivity

2 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

100+ Mbps coverage

98.8%

U.S.

89.6%

Gigabit ready

3.8%

U.S.

46.1%

5G available

100.0%

U.S.

77.4%

See Richmond metro connectivity→See VA state connectivity→

Map

Petersburg city, VA

Population

63.4K

Area

22.7 sq mi

Density

2.8K/sq mi

Neighbors

Chesterfield County, VADinwiddie County, VAPrince George County, VAColonial Heights city, VA

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2026-02
Broadband
2024-06-arcgis
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-04-26

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC Broadband Data Collection (fixed broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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